MAIN HIGHWAYS EXTENSIONS.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 28 February 1928, Page 6

MAIN HIGHWAYS EXTENSIONS.

SMALLER BOROUGHS ASSISTED. INCREASE IN SUBSIDIES. Some 185 additional miles of main highways arc declared by a supplementary Gazette issued on Saturday, pilose gf'M streets si(tuatejd in *>qVoughs wall a population of under (5000, which are not eligible to participate in the proceeds from the petrol tax. The object of the Order in Council gazetted is to place the boroughs referred to on a better footing than '.as been the case hitherto. Previously these streets, which from the continuation of main highways through boroughs, received maintenance subsidy on the same basis as did the adjoining main' highways in the counties; but in future the boroughs concerned will be entitled to a subsidy of £l-10s for each £1 of actual expenditure involved in the maintenance of the, streets, irrespective of the amount, paid by the Main Highways Board to the county councils in respect of the adjoining lengths of main highways. In addition the boroughs will be eligible to receive contributions towards the cost of construction and re-construction work on the streets that are now declared to be main highways. Some of the New Highways. Included in the list of boroughs which will benefit under the new scheme, together with I lie length uf in each borough, are the follow ing;— VVelliiigton-Aiicklaml via Taranaki main highway:--01j«ki,—t<i chains. I.evin.- 1 miles -18 chains Foxtail.---I mile Id chains. A wuh uri-M a nga vveka, via K imbolton main highway:--J’Vilding.—-2 miles 70 eliuins. Grea'i ford-Wood ville, via Feilding and Ashhursl; main highway; .Feilding.-—I mile oo chains. Feilding Sian way main highway:-Feilding.—-I. mile. 7! chains. Foxtail-Shannon main highway:Fox Lon. — I mile 5.7 chains. .shannon. —II ('lain;-. Levin-Palinersion North, via Shannon main highway:---Lev in. —53 chains. Shannon.—l mile Id chains. Wellington-Napier, via Wairarapa main highway: — Featherston. — 1 mile 28 chains. Grey town. — 1 mile 74 chains. Carterton. —2 miles 22 chains. Eketahuna.—l mile 40 chains, Pahiatua. —1 mile. Fealherston-Pigeon Bush main highway:— -iFea thorstcfJS. —11 .chains, Fdathers.ton - Martin borough main highway: — •Featherston. —72 chains. Greytown.—d4. chains. Grey town-Bidwill’s Cutting main highway:— Grey t own. —3 4 clip ins. Carcerton-Loiigbush main highway:— Carterton. —21 chains Eketnhiinn-Alfredton main highway': — Eketahuna. —d(5 chains. Pahiatua' railway station main highway:—

Pahhitua. —42 chains. Gisborne-Whakatuuc, via Motu, main, highway:— WhahaiaiiCi—2'miles 36 chains. : Opoliki.— I mill! 42 chains. . , Eapier-GL'sborm*, via Wairoa majn highway: — v Wairoa. —2 miles 7. chains. Wairoa Gisbonuv via Hangaroa main highway: — Wairoa. —23 chains.. ,’.-.1. Napier- Wellingion, via , Wairarapa main highway: — Waipawa.—2 miles 57 chains. Waipukurau.--di! chains. Dannevirke. —2 miles 16 chains,, \ . Woodville. —1 mile 45 chains. , Waipawa TikoKino mam highway; — Waipawa. —54 chains, • Dannevirke-Waipukurau, Ada Porangahau main highway:— , Waipukurau.—7s chains. Dannevirke.—46. chains. Auekland-Wellington, Ada Taranaki main higlnvay: — Waitara. —2 miles 15- chains., . Stratford. —2 miles 5 chains. Eltham. —2 miles, 16 chains. Dawera. —2 miles 42 chairs. New Plymouth-Kaimutu, via Inglewood main-highway:— Ingl"wood.—l mile 26 chains^ Ohura main highA\-ay: — Stratford.—7o chains. Stratford-Omniake main highway;— Stratford.—76- chains. Imtham-Opunake main highway: — Eltham. —62 chains. ■ Eltham-Rawhitiroa main- highway:— Eltham. —73 chains. Lepperton Junction-Hawora, via Opunakc main hignway:— 1 Hawera. —70 chains, Auekland-Wellington, Ada Taranaki main highway:— Patea.—l mile 51 chains. Raetihi-Ohakane main highway: — Raetihi.—3B chains. Ohakune. —2 miles 2 chains. Wanganui-Hdropito main higlnvay: — Ractihi. —1 mile 25 chains_ Blenheim-Picton main highway: — Picton. —1 mile 32 chains. Blohiheiin.—l mile 68 chains. Nelson-.Blonheim main highway:— Blenheim. —57 chains. Nelson-Westport main highway:— Richmond. —2 miles 35 chains. Richmoml-Collingwood main highway:— Motuoka.—4 miles 44 chains;